by Ricardo Vazquez — On a cold April morning, a young boy opened a letter left for him. He recognized the author immediately; it was his grandfather’s writing. The boy began reading the words his grandfather left him… Author’s note: This short story is best read when listening to the following piece of music:

As a student of Foucault and Sartre, I’ve been trained to look at objects, events, and decisions as fragments of places: the here and there. I remember the first time my university professor John Ricco explained this singularity. Seeing the other as a place, as a moment in time. This…

Time flies, doesn’t it? It doesn’t feel like that long ago since I wrote about my experiences after having joined Mozilla for one week. Well, it’s been one year. …

Let’s overlook the impressively ignored warning signs that our current society holds above its head. We are burning through the brake pads on our society’s cultural advancement. …

I recently completed an illustration for our brand new landing page. I want to share with you my design process and iterations. I’ve never been the best illustrator; my skills lie more in front-end design and development. However, I feel like I had quite a few “aha!” moments I would…

Most days are a struggle; caught between the now and then. A text message here, an email conversation there, and suddenly I’ve stopped looking. Come to think of it, I realize I haven’t looked up in a while. Logic tells me there is nothing up there, nothing but sky and…

The first day feels like a dream. It feels as if it won’t last. You are quickly snapped into reality when you’re offered your first cup of coffee. This is real. It is actually possible for one place to harness all this amount of passion. …

How I Learned What Passion Feels Like — Ryan McGuire Originally published on Svbtle. I saw him as a superhero. He stood six feet tall, a giant in my 8 year-old eyes. …

Why You Shouldn’t Skip the 101 Course — Jonas Nilsson Lee Most people choose to skip the 101 course; that which embodies the notion of a beginning. The simplicity and innocence of concepts learned in the foremost years of an individual’s education have the potential to lay the path down for complex thinking thereafter. Please, don’t cheat time. …